Intel's Bartlett Lake-S desktop CPUs might be nearing launch, as the architecture starts to receive support on Linux and other applications.
Intel's Bartlett Lake-S CPUs Might Launch For The Consumer Market; All "P-Core" Models To Offer Impressive Performance
Alongside Arrow Lake's launch, Intel has also announced a new Bartlett Lake-S desktop lineup intended for industrial applications, notably AI workloads, media processing, and AI analytics. We were told that the lineup would have no use case for the average consumer, but it seems like the launch is panning into something else. Given the disappointing performance of the ARL-S in the desktop market, Intel could very well surprise us by launching consumer variants of Bartlett Lake-S, although this still isn't clear.
BTL-S sooner than later
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According to a report by Phoronix, Intel Linux engineers have started to implement support for Bartlett Lake processors. For now, the Linux kernel has a "one-liner" patch mentioning the upcoming lineup. Interestingly, the nature of the patch means that Intel's decision to release Bartlett Lake for the consumer market alongside professional ones is an "urgent" one, which means that plans were changed at short notice. Apart from this, the MSI overclocker "Toppc" also mentioned Bartlett Lake while highlighting its support for AIDA64's recent patch.
Based on what we know about Bartlett Lake-S, it will be the first lineup to feature an all "P-core" configuration. The lineup is suggested to cover 125W, 65W, and 45W segments with 12 P-Core Core 9, 10 P-Core Core 7, and 8 P-Core Core 5 SKUs. It is expected that the lineup won't feature a Core 3 series SKU, since BTL-S is intended for high-performing markets, apart from industrial and IoT applications. Initally, it was presumed that BTL-S consumer variants would launch alongside ARL-S, but it seems like Intel had other plans.
Interestingly, Bartlett Lake-S, will feature the LGA 1700 platform, and will support the existing 600-series and 700-series motherboards, which means that for an average consumer, they can easily switch to the newer lineup. Given the competition Intel faces from AMD and its CPU offerings, it is absolutely necessary for the firm to come up with a more appealing offering, as Team Blue's market share is already declining in mainstream markets like China.
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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